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West Coast jazz of the 1950s has long had a bad reputation in jazz history books and among East Coast jazz writers who have stereotyped it as an overarranged and bloodless music best heard in movie soundtracks of the era. In reality, it was a multifaceted style, a smoothing of bebop's rough edges that could often be hard-swinging even with its quiet rhythm sections. Two of the finest West Coast players of the '50s were Bud Shank and Bob Cooper. Shank, a cool-toned altoist who on this 1998 CD also plays flute and tenor, appeared on many dates with Coop, who triples here on tenor, bass clarinet and oboe. Despite the CD title (named after a Shank original), the music that they perform on these selections from 1958 (plus five added numbers from 1956) is not country music but swinging jazz. Teamed with either pianist Claude Williamson or guitarist Howard Roberts, bassist Don Prell and drummer Chuck Flores, Shank and Cooper display distinctive but complementary styles, and their tripling on woodwinds gives plenty of variety to the date. Cooper's oboe playing, which preceded Yusef Lateef's, in particular is a joy. Highly recommended.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Sam M. Lewis, Composer - Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - Harry Akst, Composer - Joe Young, Composer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist - M. Dubey, Composer - H. Karr, Composer
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Bud Shank, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Freeman, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Allen, Composer - Chuck Flores, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BOB Cooper, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claude Williamson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
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Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - Frederick Loewe, ComposerLyricist - Alan Jay Lerner, Author - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Bud Shank, Composer, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - Otto Harbach, Composer - L. Hirsch, Composer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Jule Styne, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
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Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - Adolph Green, ComposerLyricist - Betty Comden, ComposerLyricist - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - Richard Adler , Composer - JERRY ROSS, Composer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
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Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - Leo Robin, Composer - Ralph Rainger, Composer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Frank Stanton, Composer - Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist - Richard Uhl, Composer - Del Sharbutt, Composer
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - Ben Bernie, Composer - Kenneth Casey, Composer - Maceo Pinkard, Composer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Moe Jaffe, Author - Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist - Clay Boland, Composer
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Vincent Youmans, Composer - Irving Caesar, Composer - Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Bud Shank, MainArtist - Russ Freeman, Producer - BOB Cooper, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
West Coast jazz of the 1950s has long had a bad reputation in jazz history books and among East Coast jazz writers who have stereotyped it as an overarranged and bloodless music best heard in movie soundtracks of the era. In reality, it was a multifaceted style, a smoothing of bebop's rough edges that could often be hard-swinging even with its quiet rhythm sections. Two of the finest West Coast players of the '50s were Bud Shank and Bob Cooper. Shank, a cool-toned altoist who on this 1998 CD also plays flute and tenor, appeared on many dates with Coop, who triples here on tenor, bass clarinet and oboe. Despite the CD title (named after a Shank original), the music that they perform on these selections from 1958 (plus five added numbers from 1956) is not country music but swinging jazz. Teamed with either pianist Claude Williamson or guitarist Howard Roberts, bassist Don Prell and drummer Chuck Flores, Shank and Cooper display distinctive but complementary styles, and their tripling on woodwinds gives plenty of variety to the date. Cooper's oboe playing, which preceded Yusef Lateef's, in particular is a joy. Highly recommended.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:38
- Main artists: Bud Shank Bob Cooper
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1998 Blue Note Records ℗ 1998 Blue Note Records
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